I have led or co-led three, year-long experiential learning courses at Duke University through a program called “Bass Connections.” Each year begins by engaging a community partner to identify a tricky question about a local issue. My courses have worked with the city of Durham, Legal Aid of North Carolina, and Durham County Department of Social Services, and have covered topics including justice reform efforts to reinstate suspended drivers licenses and an expanded property tax relief program for low-income residents. The first semester of each annual sequence blends intensive training in qualitative research methods, exposure to topically relevant literature, and general approaches to social scientific inquiry. The second semester sees students applying these fundamental skills in data collection via qualitative interviews, analysis of interview transcripts, and synthesis of common themes across interviews. Each year culminates with a poster presentation. This course has been recognized for its excellence among more than 50 other teams annually, including placing first prize in the poster competition in 2022, runner-up prize for mentoring excellence in 2023, and selection as one of five teams to present a “flash talk” to a broad, community audience in 2024.